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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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